To celebrate passing our smog test, and having a charged battery, full radiator, 3/4 full fuel tank, ABR on wrist and mobile cell phone for emergencies, we headed off for a drive this morning. The Lotus still has dirty glass from dew and dust as that was ...
A bit surprised by the overheating issue. I thought the Isuzu sourced engine was relatively bullet proof? π€·π»ββοΈ But then you do have it a tad warmer in California π
But Iβve replaced the thermostat twice in 50,000 miles and many of the hoses. Lotus re-routed and cobbled the cooling system together. Mine has been flushed 3 times and still has some rusty color. I think itβs an alloy radiator so why? Plus thereβs a cool...
Complicated, yes indeed. The central brain of the system is the thermostat housing with feeds for coolant tank, throttle body warming, heater core, turbocharger cooling and main cooling circuit. Thatβs where I have had troubles as the thermostat tends to ...